50th Anniversary Dinner in Jefferson Hotel Ballroom

Photograph

Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

50th Anniversary Dinner in Jefferson Hotel Ballroom

Entry/Object ID

2021.6.7

Description

Color photograph. The photo shows numerous guests in formal attire sitting in the ballroom of the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. In the center back, John R. Turner is pictured playing the fiddle for guests. On the reverse, "5532" is written in blue ink in the top left corner. The reverse also has a small label.

Made/Created

Notes

Original

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Reverse center

Transcription

24 Oct 94 PHMF 50th Anniversary Dinner, Ballroom, Hotel Jefferson Richmond

Language

English

Material/Technique

Label

Provenance

Notes

The PHMF Golden Anniversary Celebration was held on Thursday, October 27, 1994 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Foundation's establishment. The PHMF was incorporated on October 27, 1944. The event was held at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. John R. Turner, who is pictured in the background playing the fiddle, also played the bagpipes (see 2024.6.5) which was listed on the event program as "Processional from Rotunda to the Ball Room." Staff found this photograph in the existing files of Red Hill's collection and accessioned it on May 30, 2024, due to its importance to PHMF's institutional history.